Biography
Carrie Frances Fisher (October 21, 1956 – December 27, 2016) was an American actress, novelist, screenwriter, and lecturer. Daughter of the famous actors Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, she gained fame for her portrayal of Princess Leia Organa in the original Star Wars trilogy. Her novel Postcards from the Edge was also a bestseller, for which she wrote a screenplay to the film of the same name.
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Fallon celebrates 10 years as host of The Tonight Show in a two-hour primetime special, featuring highlights from monologues, sketches, guest in...

Wonderwell
2023
as Hazel
In an idyllic Italian village, a young American girl on the threshold of adolescence is swept into a timeless magical adventure in Wonderwell.

A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
2023
as Self (archive footage)
In 1978, CBS aired the “Star Wars Holiday Special” the week before Thanksgiving to an audience of 13 million people. Considered one of the worst shows...

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
as Self - Leia Organa (archive footage) (uncredited)
This special explores the return of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to the screen, as well as Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen to their classi...

Belushi
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi’s death, director R.J. Cutler’s documentary feature examines the too-short lif...

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
2020
as Self
Celebrities recall their most mind-bending trips via animations, reenactments and more in this comedic documentary exploring the story of psychedelics...

The Skywalker Legacy
2020
as Self
The story lives forever in this feature-length documentary that charts the making of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as General Leia Organa
The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of gener...
The Saga: Star Wars with Tommy Wiseau
2019
as Princess Leia
TRAGEDY! ROMANCE! FOOTBALL! When Jedi Master Tommy Wiseau falls head over heels for his princess Anakin Skywalker, the fate of the galaxy is changed f...

The Director and the Jedi
2018
as Self
An intimate documentary delving into Rian Johnson's process as he comes in as a director new to the Star Wars universe.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
as Leia Organa
Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resist...

Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
In Memory Of
Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resist...

Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
2017
as Self
An intimate portrait of Hollywood royalty featuring Debbie Reynolds, Todd Fisher, and Carrie Fisher.

Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016
as Self
An inside look at the making of the movie Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), featuring footage and exclusive interviews with the actor...

Star Wars at the BBC
2015
as Self (archive footage)
A long time ago in a TV studio not so far away, the stars of the original Star Wars film came to the BBC to promote their then-unknown movie. Want to ...

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
as General Leia Organa
Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.

Maps to the Stars
2014
as Self
Driven by an intense need for fame and validation, members of a dysfunctional Hollywood family are chasing celebrity, one another and the relentless g...

It's Christmas, Carol!
2012
as Eve
The story of driven, heartless, publishing executive, Carol Huffman, who on Christmas Eve is visited by the ghost of her former boss, Eve. Eve tells C...

Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne
2012
as Self
It's Roseanne Barr's turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The Comedy Central Roast.

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so on. The only same thing: The love between ma...

A Child's Garden of Poetry
2011
as Self (voice)
Poems by some of the greatest writers of all time are brought to life through lyrical animation and readings by some of today’s most respected perform...

Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
2010
as Angela as Mon Mothma (voice)
With the Griffins stuck again at home during a blackout, Peter tells the story of “Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.”

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
2010
as Princess Leia Organa (voice)
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III, directed by Chris McKay, combines the satirical sensibilities of Green and Matthew Senreich's Robot Chicken with...

Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking
2010
as Self
"Wishful Drinking" is based on Fisher's memoirs of the same title. The stage adaptation had its world premiere in 2006 at the Geffen Playhouse in L.A....

Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking
2010
Writer
"Wishful Drinking" is based on Fisher's memoirs of the same title. The stage adaptation had its world premiere in 2006 at the Geffen Playhouse in L.A....

The People vs. George Lucas
2010
as Self (archive footage)
The passion the original Star Wars trilogy inspires in its fans is unparalleled; but when it comes to George Lucas himself, many have found their ardo...

Wright vs. Wrong
2010
as Joan Harrington
A strong-minded, ambitious political personality espouses the conservative, right-wing agenda. However, while she has this tough, conservative persona...

Sorority Row
2009
as Mrs. Crenshaw
When five sorority girls inadvertently cause the murder of one of their sisters in a prank gone wrong, they agree to keep the matter to themselves and...

Fanboys
2009
as Doctor
In 1999, Star Wars fanatics take a cross-country trip to George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch so their dying friend can see a screening of The Phantom Menace...

White Lightnin'
2009
as Cilla
Deep in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia, where every man owns a gun and a moonshine still, abides living legend Jesco White, "...

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
2008
as Princess Leia Organa / Mon Mothma / Krayt Dragon's Mother (voice)
Seth Green and Matthew Senreich serve up more hilarious Star Wars-inspired satire in this second compilation of sketches featuring the zany stop-motio...

The Women
2008
as Bailey Smith
The story centers on a group of gossipy, high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting fashion shows. The sweet, happily-we...

Heckler
2007
as Self
HECKLER is a comedic feature documentary exploring the increasingly critical world we live in. After starring in a film that was critically bashed, Ja...

Cougar Club
2007
as Gladys Goodbey
When Spence and Hogan graduate from college, life is bleak. They have to work for heinous divorce lawyers that torture them. Spence has a girlfriend f...

Dreams on Spec
2007
as Self
"Dreams on Spec" takes an intimate look at how far people will go - and how much they will sacrifice - for the chance to pursue their dreams. This fea...

Suffering Man's Charity
2007
as Reporter
John Vandermark (Cumming) has taken in a struggling writer, Sebastian St. Germain (Boreanaz), who overstays his welcome. When John discovers that Seba...
Creatures from Star Wars
2006
as Self

The Return of Courtney Love
2006
as Self
This VH1 Rock Doc traces the highs and lows of Courtney Love's career.

Friendly Fire
2006
as Singer
A surreal fantasy on the themes of love and friendship, set to the music and songs of the Sean Lennon album "Friendly Fire".

Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
2006
as Self - Audience (uncredited)
It's William Shatner's turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The Comedy Central Roast. A parade of Shatner's friends...

Romancing the Bride
2005
as Edwina
One day before she is set to exchange vows with the man of her dreams, a flustered bride-to-be wakes up next to a complete stranger who claims to be h...

Undiscovered
2005
as Carrie
A group of aspiring entertainers try to establish careers for themselves in the city of Los Angeles.

The Aristocrats
2005
as Self
One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.

George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2005
as Self
A Biography of George Lucas.

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
as Self
From the earliest versions of the script to the blockbuster debuts, explore the creation of the Star Wars Trilogy.

When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004
as Self
A VH1 television special wherein the cast discuss the making of the films and what made the franchise a phenomenon.

The Story of Star Wars
2004
as Princess Leia (archive footage)
The Skywalker family is at the heart of the Star Wars saga. Now hear the inside story of Luke and Anakin Skywalker from the characters who witnessed i...

Stateside
2004
as Mrs. Dubois
The film follows a rebellious teenager on leave from the Marines who falls in love with a female musician. The relationship is threatened when she dev...

Wonderland
2003
as Sally Hansen
On the afternoon of July 1, 1981, Los Angeles police responded to a distress call on Wonderland Avenue and discovered a grisly quadruple homicide. The...

The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
2003
as Self - Interviewee
Twenty-three years after the release of the original Beatles mockumentary, 'The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash', famous artists, actors and musicians sp...

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003
as Mother Superior
The Angels are charged with finding a pair of missing rings that are encoded with the personal information of members of the Witness Protection Progra...

A Midsummer Night's Rave
2002
as Mia's Mom
Life begins when the sun goes down for a group of party-prone friends attending an L.A. rave. The music starts and the dream begins as party-goer Puck...

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002
as Self
A look at one hundred years of romance in American cinema.

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
2001
as Self
Mockumentary telling the never before told life story of the fictional robot R2-D2 from the Star Wars film series. The movie was made as a fun project...

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001
as Nun
When Jay and Silent Bob learn that their comic-book alter egos, Bluntman and Chronic, have been sold to Hollywood as part of a big-screen movie that l...

Heartbreakers
2001
as Ms. Surpin
Max and Page are a brilliant mother/daughter con team who have their grift down to a fine science. Max targets wealthy, willing men and marries them. ...

These Old Broads
2001
as Hooker
Network television executive Gavin hopes to reunite celebrated Hollywood stars Piper Grayson, Kate Westbourne, and Addie Holden in a TV special after ...

These Old Broads
2001
Screenplay, Co-Executive Producer
Network television executive Gavin hopes to reunite celebrated Hollywood stars Piper Grayson, Kate Westbourne, and Addie Holden in a TV special after ...

How Harry Met Sally…
2001
as Self
Documentary about "When Harry Met Sally" featuring director Rob Reiner, screenwriter Nora Ephron, stars Billy Crystal and Carrie Fisher and composer M...

Lisa Picard Is Famous
2000
as Carrie Fisher
A documentarian decides to follow the career of New York actress Lisa Picard, believing she is on the brink of fame. Instead, he bears witness to Lisa...

Scream 3
2000
as Bianca Burnette
While Sidney Prescott and her friends visit the Hollywood set of Stab 3, the third film based on the Woodsboro murders, another Ghostface killer rises...

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception
1999
Screenplay
Indy's work with the Belgian Army takes him to the front lines of Verdun in 1916, where officers' callous stupidity sends thousands of men to their de...

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1997
as Therapist (uncredited)
As a swinging fashion photographer by day and a groovy British superagent by night, Austin Powers is the '60s' most shagadelic spy. But can he stop me...

Gun
1997
as Nancy
Follows a gun and the different hands it falls into and the different characters that use it.

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997
as Self
Host Howie Long takes viewers on a tour of the "Star Wars" universe, as Fox TV celebrates the re-release of the original three legendary films in this...

This Is My Life
1992
as Claudia Curtis
Single mom Dottie Ingels sells cosmetics in a department store, but she dreams of being a comedian. When she inherits some money, she takes the chance...

Soapdish
1991
as Betsy Faye Sharon
Celeste Talbert is the star of the long-running soap opera "The Sun Also Sets." With the show's ratings down, Celeste's ruthlessly ambitious co-star, ...

Drop Dead Fred
1991
as Janie
When Elizabeth returns to her mother's home after her marriage breaks up, she recreates her imaginary childhood friend, Fred, to escape from the traum...

Hook
1991
as Woman Kissing on Bridge (uncredited)
The boy who wasn't supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—does just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and ki...

Awakenings
1990
Thanks
Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patie...

Sibling Rivalry
1990
as Iris Turner-Hunter
Marjorie Turner is suffocating in her marriage and day to day life. An extramarital affair with a stranger seems to be the answer until her paramour h...

Postcards from the Edge
1990
Novel, Screenplay
Substance-addicted Hollywood actress, Suzanne Vale is on the skids. After a spell at a detox centre her film company insists as a condition of continu...

Sweet Revenge
1990
as Linda
An attorney plays match-maker for her ex-husband, by hiring an actress to seduce him - all in an attempt to try and rid herself of alimony payments.

When Harry Met Sally...
1989
as Marie
During their travel from Chicago to New York, Harry and Sally debate whether or not sex ruins a friendship between a man and a woman. Eleven years lat...

She's Back
1989
as Beatrice
A henpecked electrician is nagged by his recently deceased wife into taking revenge on the gang responsible for her death.

Two Daddies?
1989
as Alice Conway (voice)
An animated special about a young girl who must learn to accept her divorced mother's remarriage.

Loverboy
1989
as Monica Delancy
Randy Bodek works as a pizza delivery boy at Señor Pizza to make a few extra bucks. Some customers are special, though: When the order is for a pizza ...

The 'Burbs
1989
as Carol Peterson
When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to susp...

Appointment with Death
1988
as Nadine Boynton
Emily Boynton, the stepmother to three children, blackmails the family lawyer into destroying a second will of her late husband that would have freed ...

Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
1987
as Self
Paul Reiser brings his sophisticated observational humor to home video in this rare showcase of his acclaimed talent as both actor and stand-up comedi...

The Time Guardian
1987
as Petra
In the distant future, the human race nears extinction and a new race of beast-like creatures rule the earth. The few surviving people live in the Cit...

Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
as Mary Brown (segment "Reckless Youth")
Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird ...

Sunday Drive
1986
as Franny Jessup
Two identical cars pull up to a restaurant, one belonging to a childless couple who are taking care of their niece and nephew while their parents are ...

Liberty
1986
as Emma Lazarus
Drama about how the Statue of Liberty came to be erected in New York Harbor in the early 1880s and the people responsible for its creation.

From Here to Maternity
1986
as Veronica
Three women are on a quest to become mothers.

Hollywood Vice Squad
1986
as Betty Melton
A mother goes to Hollywood to find her runaway daughter. She discovers that the girl has become involved in the pornography industry, and goes to the ...

Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
as April Knox
Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her ...

Happily Ever After
1985
as Alice Conway (voice)
Third-grader Molly Conway finds out that her parents are getting divorced. She tries everything she can to get them back together, but most of her att...

The Man with One Red Shoe
1985
as Paula
A man is mistaken as a spy by the CIA when he arrives at the airport with one red shoe.

Garbo Talks
1984
as Lisa Rolfe
When New York accountant Gilbert Rolfe finds out his mother has a brain tumor, he is devastated. His incorrigible mother, Estelle, has one last wish: ...

Frankenstein
1984
as Elizabeth
A scientist who is obsessed with creating life finally does it, with tragic results.

Thumbelina
1984
as Thumbelina
Thumbelina is the answer to her mother's prayers but is all too soon stolen away by Mother Toad as a wife for her son. With the help of many different...

From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
1983
as Self
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga is a 1983 television documentary special that originally aired on PBS. It is a behind-the-scenes look at ...

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983
as Narrator (voice) / Self
Go behind the scenes — and into the costumes — as production footage from Return of the Jedi is interspersed with vintage monster movie clips in this ...

Return of the Jedi
1983
as Princess Leia
Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, while the Emperor seeks to destroy the Rebellion onc...

Return of the Ewok
1982
as Self / Princess Leia
A mockumentary starring Warwick Davis, the actor who played the Ewok, Wicket W. Warrick in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and the Ewok spin-...

Under the Rainbow
1981
as Annie Clark
In World War II era Los Angeles, the manager of the Culver Hotel leaves his nephew in charge for a weekend. The nephew changes the name to the Hotel R...

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Princess Leia
Hosted by Mark Hamill, this revealing documentary offers behind-the-scenes glimpses into the amazing special effects that transformed George Lucas’ vi...

The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Self
Even the most devout Star Wars fan might not know that filmmaker and journalist Michel Parbot was once given unprecedented access to the set, stars, a...

The Blues Brothers
1980
as Mystery Woman
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Princess Leia
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Dar...

Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979
as Self
Mike O'Donoghue's parody of "Mondo Cane" showcases curious performers, strange musicians, celebrity mutations and unusual short films, including Thoma...

The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978
as Princess Leia Organa
Luke Skywalker and Han Solo battle evil Imperial forces to help Chewbacca reach his imperiled family on the Wookiee planet - in time for Life Day, the...

Leave Yesterday Behind
1978
as Marnie Clarkson
A happy-go-lucky veterinary student, paralyzed for life in a college polo meet, finds love with a young woman who leaves her fiancée to help him overc...

Ringo
1978
as Marquine
Ringo Starr, bored and disillusioned with fame, meets a doppelgänger in Hollywood named Ognir Rrats who sells maps to the stars' homes and lives with ...

Come Back, Little Sheba
1977
as Marie
An emotionally remote recovering alcoholic and his dowdy, unambitious wife face a personal crisis when they take in an attractive lodger.

The Making of Star Wars
1977
as Self
Learn the incredible behind-the-scenes story of how the original Star Wars movie was brought to the big screen in this fascinating documentary hosted...

Star Wars
1977
as Princess Leia Organa
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker an...

Shampoo
1975
as Lorna
A Beverly Hills hairdresser runs around town on the eve of the 1968 presidential election trying to make heads or tails of his financial and romantic ...

Debbie Reynolds and the Sound of Children
1969
as Girl Scout
Debbie Reynolds and hundreds of children, from toddlers to teens, star in a musical salute to the days of the week. They sing rhymes for each day, and...